Slager Surname
Approximately 4,444 people bear this surname
Slager Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) One who chopped wood and cleared land; one who cut meat, a butcher.
Slager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,082 | 1:8,111 | 992 |
| United States | 1,882 | 1:192,592 | 19,053 |
| Canada | 246 | 1:149,779 | 15,288 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 159 | 1:315,841 | 24,783 |
The alternate forms: Släger (8), Šlager (2) & Sláger (1) are calculated separately.
Slager Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) One who chopped wood and cleared land; one who cut meat, a butcher.
Slager Demographics
Average Slager Salary in
United States
$46,168 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Slager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Slager is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Släger, Šlager or Sláger. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Slager? popularity and diffusion
It is the 105,352nd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,639,862 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Slager are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,082 people, or 1 in 8,111. In The Netherlands Slager is most numerous in: South Holland, where 18 percent live, Overijssel, where 16 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Slager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Slager has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Slager last name rose 1,184 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Slager Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Slager last name are 25.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.79% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Slager earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,768 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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